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Drift Away: The St. John's River, in Photos

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Sunday, March 22, 2015. The St. John's River, in Photos. I used to love my "day in photos" blog posts. Nothing tells a story quite like photos. Yesterday, the folks who Pam works for, who have become friends, invited us to go for a ride on the St. John's River on their pontoon "boat". We haven't been on the water much since selling Drift Away, and so leapt at the chance. Lots of fishermen on the St. Johns. He's wearing a life jacket for a reason. This is the reason. People who don't understand wakes.

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Drift Away: August 2013

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Tuesday, August 13, 2013. Green Cove Springs Marina WARNING! I gave them a call to make sure they could accommodate us. They asked the size, weight, and beam, and then confirmed that they could easily haul Drift Away. Pam and I even took a road trip there to talk to the staff in person. We arrived at Green Cove Springs Marina on May 10th, tying up to their wall. Not the prettiest marina we've been at, but the cleats were adequate. We can't haul your boat.". It's too big. We can't do it.". OK, do it.".

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Drift Away: Are You Waiting Before Cruising?

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Are You Waiting Before Cruising? You're sitting in your cubicle, bustin' your butt, working working working. You're thinking that you can't wait until you can retire and go cruising. You can retire at 62, but 65 would be better. Your social security check will be a few hundred dollars a month more. Two scenes. Bear with me. Nothing family was discussed. Ever. Enter Al Gore's internets and Facebook. Now to tie it all together. Ocala is only fifteen or so miles from here! The one...

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Drift Away: Missed Photo Opportunity

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Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Yes, on the ride back to Eureka, we were pummeled by huge thunderstorms. They're predicted everyday until Sunday. I need to pick one day to fetch the Whaler with the trailer that Earl and I fixed up, unless the boat sells first, which it might. I stopped at Holland Marine to inquire about them lifting the Whaler off the boat with a crane. Why don't you use the electric hoist on the boat? You mean tip over? Naw, that won't happen. We've done it before.". David, we have a problem!

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Drift Away: June 2014

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Thursday, June 5, 2014. Drift Away Has Been Sold. They say that the happiest two days in a boat owner's life is the day he buys his boat and the day he sells it. I'm here to tell you that isn't true. I think we enjoyed the people we met along the way the most, especially our cruising friends at Isle of Hope Marina in Savannah and at Brunswick Landing Marina in Brunswick, Georgia. I won't name them, at the risk of forgetting someone, but you know who you are. I also appreciate all of you blog followers wh...

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Drift Away: February 2014

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014. Do you recall when Al Gore first invented the internet? He admonished all of us to be secretive. Don't give out too much personal information. The internet is full of crazy people who will kill you. Well, I've been on the internet since Al Gore was skinny, and I'm here to tell you that its a bunch of hooey. In the 20 odd years that I've been blogging, espousing my political views, and ranting and raving about boating topics all over the interwebs, I've only met nice folks.

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Drift Away: October 2014

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Monday, October 27, 2014. It's the end of October, and Pam and I (and our three dogs and cat, and Jeremiah the horse) are preparing to head south in our RV for Florida and warmer temps. As often happens, I think back on our time on the boat. With all the fun times we had, and the many fine people we met, it is with a sense of melancholy. I miss Drift Away. Yep this is the song that gave Drift Away its name. Just listening to this song makes me choke up a little. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). She is somewha...

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Drift Away

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Thursday, April 24, 2014. Since Earl sold his fishing boat, I've been kicking around the idea of fetching the 13' Boston Whaler off of our trawler. Drift Away is on the hard and the Whaler is on the roof, tied down in chocks. The only problem is that I don't have a trailer. Our neighbor, Wanda, was here this morning and she said that a neighbor a couple of blocks away was setting up a garage sale and had a boat trailer. Earl and I went over. It looked perfect. No Is this $40? Yeah, that's it.". Earl and ...

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Drift Away: March 2015

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Sunday, March 22, 2015. The St. John's River, in Photos. I used to love my "day in photos" blog posts. Nothing tells a story quite like photos. Yesterday, the folks who Pam works for, who have become friends, invited us to go for a ride on the St. John's River on their pontoon "boat". We haven't been on the water much since selling Drift Away, and so leapt at the chance. Lots of fishermen on the St. Johns. He's wearing a life jacket for a reason. This is the reason. People who don't understand wakes.